Garment attachment



Jan. 5, 1932. N. MCSRIN 1,840,245

GARMENT ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 12, 1930 Patented Jan. 5, 1932 UNITEDSTATES PATENT QFFIQE GARMENT ATTACHMENT Application filed September 12;1930. Serial No. 481,558.

The present invention relates to improvements in garment attachments andhas parprovision of a hingedly foldable device adapted to be connectedin concealed position with trousers or similar garments and arranged sothat when the waist portion of the garment is folded the hinged sectionsWlll correspond with the creases of the garment so that the garment isthus folded in proper crease preserving arrangement.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of theabove character which is simple and durable in construction and whichcan be readily mounted in connection with a garment.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe description progresses.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like reference characters are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a front foldable attachment shown inextended open position,

Figure 2 is a perspective View of a rear attachment,

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a pair of trousers showing theattachments connected in proper position thereon,

Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on the line H of Figure3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section showing thedisposition of the rear attachment when the garment is disposed inproper position on the person, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 66 of Figure3.

Referring to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 generallydesignates a garment in the form of a pair of trousers having attached,in the waistband portion, a pair of front foldable stiffener attachments11 and a rear stiffener attachment 12. The attachments Hand 12 arepreferably disposed between the interior lining and the outer bodymaterial of the trousers so as to be entirely concealed.

Each of the two front attachments embodies a relatively long section 15and a complementary shorter section 16. At the ad jacent end edges, thesections 15 and 16 are formed with rolled interfitting hinge sleevesunited by a pintle 17 to form a hinge connec tion therebetween.Furthermore, each of the sections15 and'16 is formed with spacedapertures 18 formed to accommodate therethrough the, shanks of buttons19. V

The rear attachment 12 embodies a pair of substantially identicalcomplementary sections 20 provided'with spaced apertures 21 and unitedby a hinge construction 22 formed in accordance with the hinge structuredescribed in the foregoing for the connection of the sections of thefront attachment.

The sections 15, 16 and 20 of the forward and rear garment attachmentsare preferably composed of flat elongated metallic strips constructed soas to be pliable to per- Init bending in conformity with the waistlinecontour of the wearer and convenient straightening when the garment isfolded.

As shown to advantage in Figures 3 and 4, the attachment 12 is securedto the rear waistband portion of a garment and disposed so that thehinge 22 will be arranged in registration with the waistband extensionof the rear trousers crease. The front attachments 11 are connected withthe front portions of the waistband in such arrangement that the sectionconnecting hinges thereof will be arranged in registration with thewaistline extension of the front creases. Due to the provision of thespaced apertures 18, the buttons 19, for the attachment of suspenders orthe like, may be readily connected with the Waistband portion of thegarment and firmly connected thereto by extension through the stifienerattachments. When the trousers 10, or other garment, equipped with theimproved attachment is Worn on the person, the complementary strips arereadily bent arcuately to conform V t to the waistline curvature of thebody so that the Waist portion of the garment will be snugly fittedthereabout. When the garment is removed the pliable strips may bereadily straightened by hand and each at- 'tachment is folded about thehinge connection so that the Waistband portion of the garment isflattened to provide folds arranged in registration with or incontinuance with the forward and rear creases therein, as shown toadvantage in Figure 4;. By this adjustment of the attachment and thegarment,the wearer or attendant is enabled to quickly fold the trouserson the proper lfolding line so that the garment and the creases thereinare preserved for an unusual length of time without the necessity ofpressing the same.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes as to the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined olaim.- 1 I Having thus described my invention, Iclaim:

In combination with trousers, an attachment connected with the waistbandportion 40 of said trousers comprising avpair of elongated sections 0fpliable material, and hinges connecting said sections together, thehinges being located in line and corresponding With thecrease in thetrousers, whereby said trousers can be folded, after removal,

along the crease therein.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. i 1 NATHANIEL MORIN.

